German Township is one of the ten townships

Civil township

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 of Clark County

Clark County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 144,742 people, 56,648 households, and 39,370 families residing in the county. The population density was 362 people per square mile . There were 61,056 housing units at an average density of 153 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 7,336 people in the township, 7,012 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Mad River Township, Champaign County
  Mad River Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Mad River Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,650 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Urbana Township, Champaign County
  Urbana Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Urbana Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 14,968 people in the township, 3,366 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Moorefield Township
  Moorefield Township, Clark County, Ohio
  Moorefield Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 11,402 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Springfield Township
  Springfield Township, Clark County, Ohio
  Springfield Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,424 people in the township.-Geography:Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Moorefield Township - north...
  
   - southeast
• Bethel Township
  Bethel Township, Clark County, Ohio
  Bethel Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 18,962 people in the township, 12,934 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest
• Pike Township
  Pike Township, Clark County, Ohio
  Pike Township is one of the ten townships of Clark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,891 people in the township, 3,521 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Jackson Township, Champaign County
  Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,535 people in the township, 1,763 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

Several communities are located in German Township:

• Lawrenceville
  Lawrenceville, Ohio
  Lawrenceville is an unincorporated community in central German Township, Clark County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 302 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a village...
  
  , an unincorporated community
  Unincorporated area
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   in the center of the township
• Part of Springfield
  Springfield, Ohio
  Springfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Clark County. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio and is situated on the Mad River, Buck Creek and Beaver Creek, approximately west of Columbus and northeast of Dayton. Springfield is home to Wittenberg...
  
  , the county seat
  County seat
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   of Clark County, in the southeast of the township
• Tremont City
  Tremont City, Ohio
  Tremont City is a village in Clark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 349 at the 2000 census. The village is part of the Springfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Tremont City is located at ....
  
  , a village in the northeast of the township

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.